A proposed bill to no longer require local governments to publish IT bids in local newspapers has been rejected by the Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee.

The Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology will soon name its first "Blockchain and Distributed Ledger (BDL) Solution Architect," the state's chief technology officer announced.

A newly signed law gives the Information Technology Department the authority to define cybersecurity for all public entities within the state.

Proposition would make it illegal for state entities to "acquire, possess, access, or use any biometric surveillance system."

As they grapple with security and data access, Utah, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Indiana explain how they are leveraging identity and access management to achieve their single sign-on goals for both staff and citizens.

The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions went live with a new system that requires users to sync existing accounts for an improved experience accessing unemployment services.

Years in the making, the state is moving closer to its goals for more cohesive identity management.

New Jersey Chief Data and Privacy Officer Carrie Parikh explains how she's working to standardize protocols for keeping citizen data safe across the state enterprise while also incorporating emerging tech.

Kansas Chief Information Technology Officer Lee Allen explains how, in addition to implementing agency-level security, he gives his CISO the autonomy he needs to protect the enterprise at large.

Newly introduced federal legislation could create billions of dollars in funding to help state and local governments modernize outdated legacy systems and create more resilient cybersecurity protocols.